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Young people's occupational aspirations beyond the aspiration discourse: A sociocultural perspective

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Young people's aspirations have been the focus of many educational, sociological and psychological studies. This paper argues, firstly, that the concept of aspirations holds greater generative potential than suggested by the policy‐oriented ‘aspiration discourse’.
Jelena Popov
wiley   +1 more source

Earnings conservatism and audit committee financial expertise

, 2012
This study examines the association between earnings conservatism and four different measures of audit committee financial expertise. Statistical tests are based on 494 firm-year observations drawn from Australian publicly listed firms between January 1 ...
Van der Zahn, J-L.W., Sultana, Nigar
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Effect audit committee financial expertise toward assets misappropriations / Nurul Aida Abd Ghani [PDF]

, 2011
This descriptive study is done to the application of an Effect of Audit Committee Financial Expertise and Assets Misappropriation. The study was carried out with the purpose to identify the audit committee financial expertise, audit committee accounting ...
Abd Ghani, Nurul Aida
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Is the well‐known phrase ‘small is beautiful’ true of small transnational education institutions?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this research is to consider the potential attractiveness of operating a small international branch campus (IBC). Drawing upon resource‐based and legitimacy theories, we examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the business model that is based on having a small institution size.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source

Disclosure da composição do comitê de auditoria: análise sob a ótica das características, diversidade e interligações [PDF]

, 2014
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Sócio-Econômico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Contabilidade, Floríanópolis, 2014O objeto do presente estudo é o Comitê de Auditoria, cujo objetivo é identificar características e ...
Guzzo, Eder José
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‘It's all very well having a diverse curriculum, but if there is no curriculum, it can be as diverse as you like’: Precarity and decolonising in the neoliberal UK higher education system

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing upon interview research across two academic departments as part of the early stages of a ‘decolonise the curriculum’ initiative at a Southern UK university, this study highlights a growing gulf between policy and practice in efforts to address systemic racial inequalities in UK universities. A reliance upon precarious labour, a culture
Triona Fitton, Barbara Adewumi, Laura R. Bailey, Jacob W. Moore, Lauren‐Marie Aba Amoah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Audit market structure, fees and choice in a period of structural change: evidence from the UK – 1998–2003 [PDF]

, 2010
This paper presents evidence on audit market concentration and auditor fee levels in the UK market in the crucial period of structural change following the PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) merger and encompassing Andersen’s demise (1998–2003).
Abidin, S., Goodacre, Alan, Beattie, Vivien A., Goodacre, A., Abidin, Shamharir, Beattie, Vivien, Beattie, V.   +6 more
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Measuring what matters: Evaluating the impact of curriculum decolonisation initiatives in UK business schools

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Curriculum decolonisation has become a prominent feature of equity agendas in UK higher education, yet there remains limited empirical and theoretical work on how such initiatives are evaluated, particularly within business schools. This paper presents one of the first multi‐institutional empirical studies examining how UK business schools ...
Sally Everett, Rachael Carden, Kenisha Linton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Audit committees and financial reporting quality [PDF]

, 2007
[Abstract]: This research investigated whether the formation of audit committees and their characteristics are associated with improved financial reporting quality.
Baxter, Peter J.
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Leaving children behind for cross‐border education: Unveiling the emotional agency of international post‐graduate student mothers

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite growing interest in the internationalisation of higher education, the experiences of international student parents, particularly international student mothers, remain largely marginalised in research and policy. This paper examines the emotional agency of international student mothers who leave their children behind in their home ...
Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan, Ha Ngan Ngo, Chloe Le   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source